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Definition of Handy
Handy
Performed by the hand.

Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit.

Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume.

Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel.

Related Definitions:
Adroit, Also, Are, As, By, Convenient, Dexterous, Easily, For, Hand, Handy, Helm, In, Managed, My, Near, Obedient, Of, Or, Performed, Ready, Reference, Said, Skillful, Suited, The, To, Use, Using, Valuable, Vessel, Volume






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When ideas fail, words come in very handy.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
W. C. Fields

I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
W. C. Fields

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.
E. B. White

Great literature must spring from an upheaval in the author's soul. If that upheaval is not present then it must come from the works of any other author which happens to be handy and easily adapted.
Robert Benchley

When smashing monuments, save the pedestals - they always come in handy.
Stanislaw Lec

Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer.
Douglas Wilson

But despite the universality of URLs, we often forget that they're not just a handy way to address network resources. They're also valuable communication tools.
Jesse James Garrett

I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government.
Lloyd Bentsen

An outsider's point of view is always handy.
Pat Oliphant



Handy Translations
handy in Dutch is gemakkelijk, doelmatig, geschikt
handy in German is griffig, handlich, handlich
handy in Italian is utilitario
handy in Norwegian is fingernem, praktisk, bekvem


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